Acts
Acts 3:12
12And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| saw | ἰδὼν | idōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| he addressed | ἀπεκρίνατο | apekrinato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | λαόν | laon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| Men | Ἄνδρες | Andres | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| of Israel | Ἰσραηλῖται | Israēlitai | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G2475 an Israelite |
| why | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| are you surprised | θαυμάζετε | thaumazete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2296 I wonder, admire |
| by | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| Why | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| do you stare | ἀτενίζετε | atenizete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G816 I direct my gaze, look steadily |
| at us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| as if | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| by | ἰδίᾳ | idia | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G2398 one's own, private, personal |
| power | δυνάμει | dynamei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1411 might, power, marvelous works |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| godliness | εὐσεβείᾳ | eusebeia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2150 piety, godliness |
| had made | πεποιηκόσιν | pepoiēkosin | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| walk | περιπατεῖν | peripatein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
Cross-references
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2 Corinthians 3:5 · John 3:27–28 · Acts 14:11–15 · Genesis 41:16 · Daniel 2:28–30 · Romans 9:4 · Acts 2:22 · Acts 10:25–26 · Acts 13:26 · Genesis 40:8 · John 7:18 · Romans 11:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.